Canon EOS R6 V Specs: Active Cooling and more…

[tednghiem]

Would the R6V have the cinema menus. If it also has shutter angle, this looks like a buy from me. Although, the audio handle that goes with the C50 is very enticing.

 

[SnowMiku]

Now this has been announced hopefully we will hear more about the R8 II soon.

 

[RCH111]

Seems pretty decent but can we start normalizing 4" screens and 32 bit float audio. It's 2026. Thanks.

 

[stephen2026]

if there is no flashing support, it would not sell very well i am afraid. I was wonder if canon cannot realize the importance of flash? if no flash I would not buy this one

 

[definedphotography]

if there is no flashing support, it would not sell very well i am afraid. I was wonder if canon cannot realize the importance of flash? if no flash I would not buy this one

notsureifserious.jpg

why would a VIDEO camera need support for flash?
Get an R6 mk III if you need a camera that does.

 

[definedphotography]

32 bit float audio

this would be a nice addition, but the 4" screen would make the camera much bigger.

 

[stephen2026]

notsureifserious.jpg

why would a VIDEO camera need support for flash?
Get an R6 mk III if you need a camera that does.

then tell me why canon R50V still support 1st curtain electronic shutter ?

 

[neuroanatomist]

then tell me why canon R50V still support 1st curtain electronic shutter ?

Most likely because with a 35ms readout speed, Canon felt they had to give the R50 V a physical shutter curtain (just one, though), whereas with a 13 ms readout speed, they felt that was fast enough for the R6 V.

 

[mb66energy]

As a benchmark, the EF 24-70mm f/4L launched in 2012 at $1499. Given that, $1400 —in today's dollars and factoring in Canon's tariff-based price increases— seems consistent. A slightly shorter zoom ratio (2.5x vs. 2.9x), but providing an ultrawide focal length and the power zoom feature. So while $1400 is not cheap, it actually seems pretty reasonable to me.

Thanks for the "data" - in Germany it was 980 € so I remembered as a more or less cheap lens and it was sold often below 800 €. (with taxes)
The RF 20-50 is 1500€ in Germany.

 

[mb66energy]

As soon as it was reported that it was an L lens rather than an STM series lens, it should have been clear that it was going to be in that range - on par with the 14-35/4. On one level I share your feeling - I was hoping it was going to be a companion to the 16-28/28-70 STM lenses which might have allowed an 899/999 price point. OTOH, it's still in/around the cheapest L series zooms.

First reviews show that the lens will be optically at least very good and MTF indicates that it might perform well in the APS-C image circle for e.g. the demanding R7 pixel density.
So maybe I will settle with the German pricing of 1500€ if I can trade in at least another lens ;-)

 

[neuroanatomist]

Thanks for the "data" - in Germany it was 980 € so I remembered as a more or less cheap lens and it was sold often below 800 €. (with taxes)
The RF 20-50 is 1500€ in Germany.

In the EU, the EF 24-70/4L launched at €1459 (and as I mentioned, $1499 in the US). See this DPR post about the announcement. The price dropped here, too, after a couple of years.



But...while you may remember it as a more or less cheap lens because that's where demand drove the price, when comparing to a new lens the launch price of a similar lens is the relevant comparator. In this case, the RF 20-50/4 at €1500 is very comparable to the EF 24-70/4 at €1459.